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The Grand Parade podcast is doing a live show!
And take an ice cream bicycle tour of St. Margaret’s Bay this summer
Alyssa Goulart
June 23, 2023
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Good morning!
A Coast Daily reader—and supportive spouse—replied to our newsletter yesterday with a heartfelt plea. They’re hoping to get more attendees for an upcoming Halifax Maritime Concert Opera show:
I thought I wasn't much of an opera fan but just watched my husband sing with the Maritime Concert Opera in the chorus of Verde's La Triviata - in Italian - it was wonderful. Thankfully they had English subtitles on a screen at the back so we could follow the plot. However, the soloists (they are professionals but the chorus are amateurs) were so amazing you had a good idea what was going on and Italian is so romantic. Sadly, the Theatre was only 25% full but it was the small rural town of Shelburne. They perform again tonight in Lunenburg and Saturday in Halifax. Hopefully better attended.
If you’d like to attend you can find tickets at maritimeconcertopera.com.
☀️ Today’s weather: Sunny with a high of 29C (feels like 32C), a low of 17C and a UV index of 9.
💨 Here is Halifax’s Air Quality Index and the smoke report.
🚗 Driving in the city today? Check out the current traffic conditions and ongoing road closures.
SUMMER GUIDE
Take an ice cream bicycle tour of St. Margaret’s Bay this summer
📸 Cool Bus Treats
Of Nova Scotia’s many charms, my favourite might well be the province’s fondness for ice cream. I’m not talking about the Instagram-worthy waffle cones you’ll find for $8 on Spring Garden Road and Halifax’s waterfront—no, my heart holds a special place for the other kind. I’m talking about the side-of-the-road convenience stores you’ll find from Shelburne to Chéticamp, scooping Scotsburn tubs by the gallon. I’m talking Moon Mist. Tiger Tail. Paper napkins covered in sugary streaks of pink and orange and blue.
Take a drive along the South Shore or the Cabot Trail, and you’ll find them: Diners, dairy bars and drive-ins; shake shacks selling scoops for a toonie. They never fail to deliver—even when the ice cream’s begun to melt before it reaches your lips. But you don’t need to travel far for that classic Bluenoser ice cream experience.
Need to know
💵 The Province has opened applications for its Emergency Relief Grant for Individuals aimed at providing people who were affected by the wildfires with short-term financial help.
🚨 Tech company Meta has announced Canadians will no longer be able to get their news from social media sites like Facebook and Instagram. The change will take place over the next few months.
🚗 Join Next Ride and the Halifax Regional Municipality for a free electric vehicle test drive in a community near you. Register to save your spot.*
⚠️ Nova Scotia Health is warning of a drug, pink cocaine, that is circulating in Halifax and has been reported to cause adverse reactions.
🌊 Support4Culture is a proud supporter of the African Nova Scotian Seafaring Project and other important cultural initiatives. See the impact Support4Culture makes here.*
👀 Don’t forget to enter for a chance to win tickets to Digable Planets July 15th show at this year’s 2023 TD Halifax Jazz Festival. Send us a reply explaining why you want to attend. We’ll be drawing a random winner later today.
*Sponsored Post
SPONSORED BY QUINPOOL ROAD
Halifax Mural Festival July 3-9
Quinpool Road and Halifax Mural Festival are teaming up once again to bring Halifax Mural Festival to Quinpool Road. Visit Quinpool July 3-9 to watch amazing artists add even more colour to the most cosmopolitan street in Halifax.
Join Quinpool on Saturday, July 8, 11am-3pm for the Big Reveal Day where there will be Caricatures By Don, Chalkmaster Dave, KC’s Face Painting, tile decorating, a stilt walker, music, and more.
Visit your favourite Quinpool Road businesses, savour a cool drink on one of the patios, and enjoy the carnival-like atmosphere while viewing the brand new, spectacular murals painted during Halifax Mural Festival 2023.
SPONSORED BY CANADIAN MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION AT PIER 21
Canada Day on the Halifax waterfront!
Venture down to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 this Canada Day! Starting at 10am, the Museum will feature a variety of activities and entertainment for all ages.
Enjoy live performances by local musicians and dancers, participate in interactive workshops, and explore the Museum's exhibitions for free!
In other news
🧬 The latest out of the world of science: Dalhousie bioethicist Françoise Baylis spoke to CBC about the recent advancement in synthetic embryos and the ethics behind the new technology.
🩺 Nova Scotia is offering doctors a new incentive: If they take 50 patients from the Need a Family Practice Registry, they will receive $10,000.
🧑🚒 Check out this photo of Nova Scotian firefighters training at Long Lake back in 1966!
👏 The Millbrook Cultural and Heritage Centre unveiled Mi’kmaq regalia from the 1800s recently returned from Australia.
💻 CBC took a trip to Nova Scotia’s new care coordination centre—the province’s newest attempt at tracking real-time information on the number of patients in the system and their individual needs.
🏫 Pictou County is getting a new school to replace Trenton Elementary and Trenton Middle School.
MATT + MARTIN
The Grand Parade podcast is doing a live show!
📸 The Coast
Next Tuesday, June 27 Martin and Matt are doing a live recording of The Grand Parade podcast, so come on down to the Paul O'Regan Hall at the Halifax Public Library to watch us suffer through an hour or so of imposter syndrome!
Doors will open at 7pm and recording will start at 7:30 and last about an hour. The episode will include a discussion of city council’s meeting on Tuesday, June 20 as well as the upcoming regional plan. After that, there will be a Q&A until the library kicks us out at 9pm.
We will have a question box for those who don’t feel comfortable asking a question on the mic, and if there’s something you want Martin and Matt to dig into to better inform your feedback to the city, now’s your chance to ask.
We look forward to seeing you all!
Are you interested in attending the live recording of The Grand Parade |
Sure things
Looking for something to do this week? Check out these Coast picks:
🌍 Multiculturalism Day: Celebrate a variety of different cultures at Nova Noble Cause Societies Multiculturalism Day at the Halifax Central Library | June 25 | 2:30pm-4:30pm | Free.
🎉 Dartmouth Open Street: Portland Street and Prince Albert Road are going car-free this Sunday for Dartmouth Open Street. Enjoy food trucks, a community yard sale, a Makers Market and more | June 25 | 12pm-4pm | Free admission.
🎵 Acoustic Song Circle: Dartmouth’s Woodlawn Public Library is holding acoustic song circles every Tuesday this summer starting next week. All acoustic instruments and all skill levels are welcome | June 27 | 6:30pm-8:30pm.
Find more Halifax events in The Coast listings
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Eat this
🍒 Today’s your last chance to stop by Rousseau Chocolatier and try its new Pina Colada Sundae made with pineapple mango sorbet, coconut sauce, toasted coconut sprinkles and topped with a boozy cherry.
🌱 Time is running out to try Real Fake Meats June plant-based vegan sides: macaroni salad, potato salad and coleslaw.
Drink this
🐶 Bulwark Cider is releasing a drink next week for animal lovers. The new Moscato Rose is a collaboration with Nova Scotia SPCA and will be available at the NSLC.
Shop this
🪴 Make it a summer goal to stop by this beautiful pottery shop on Belcher Street in Port Williams.
Deals
👜 Fill a Bag at Pinkie’s this week! The thrift store is charging $10 for a full bag of clothing until June 28.
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